en_wbms - Pro 11 - Ozzuu Bible

¹ A guileful balance is abomination with God; and an even weight is his will.

² Where pride is, there also despising shall be; but where meekness is, there also is wisdom.

³ The simpleness of just [or rightwise] men shall dress them; and the deceiving of wayward men shall destroy them.

⁴ Riches shall not profit in the day of vengeance; but rightfulness [or rightwiseness] shall deliver from death.

⁵ The rightfulness [or rightwiseness] of a simple man shall dress his way; and a wicked man shall fall in his wickedness.

⁶ The rightfulness of rightful men [or The rightwiseness of right men] shall deliver them; and wicked men shall be taken in their ambushings.

⁷ When a wicked man is dead, none hope shall be further of him; and [the] abiding of busy men in evil shall perish.

⁸ A just [or rightwise] man is delivered from anguish; and a wicked man shall be given for him.

⁹ A feigner by mouth deceiveth his friend; but just [or rightwise] men shall be delivered by [or with] knowing.

¹⁰ A city shall be enhanced in the goods of just [or rightwise] men; and praising shall be in the perdition of wicked men.

¹¹ A city shall be enhanced by [the] blessing of just [or rightwise] men; and it shall be destroyed by the mouth of wicked men.

¹² He that despiseth his friend, is needy in heart; but a prudent man shall be still.

¹³ He that goeth guilefully, showeth privates; but he that is faithful, covereth the private matter of a friend.

¹⁴ Where a governor is not, the people shall fall; but health is, where be many counsels.

¹⁵ He that maketh faith, that is, obligation, for a stranger, shall be tormented with evil; but he that escheweth snares, shall be secure.

¹⁶ A gracious woman shall find glory; and strong men shall have riches.

¹⁷ A merciful man doeth well to his soul; but he that is cruel, casteth away, yea, kinsmen.

¹⁸ A wicked man maketh unstable work; but faithful meed is to him, that soweth rightfulness [or rightwiseness].

¹⁹ Mercy shall make ready life; and the pursuing [or the following] of evil, death.

²⁰ A shrewd heart is abominable to the Lord; and his will is in them, that go simply.

²¹ Though hand be in hand, an evil man shall not be innocent; but the seed of just [or rightwise] men shall be saved.

²² A golden ring in the nostrils of a sow, is a woman fair and [a] fool.

²³ The desire of just [or rightwise] men is all good; abiding of wicked men is strong vengeance.

²⁴ Some men part their own things, and be made richer; other men ravish things, that be not theirs, and they be ever in neediness.

²⁵ A soul that blesseth, shall be made fat; and he that filleth, shall be filled also.

²⁶ He that hideth wheat, shall be cursed among the peoples; but blessing shall come [up] on the heads of sellers.

²⁷ Well be he who riseth early, that seeketh good things; but he that is a searcher of evils, shall be oppressed of those [or of them].

²⁸ He that trusteth in his riches, shall fall; but just [or rightwise] men shall burgeon as a green leaf.

²⁹ He that troubleth his house, shall have winds in possession; and he that is a fool, shall serve a wise man.

³⁰ The fruit of a rightful [or rightwise] man is the tree of life; and he that taketh souls, is a wise man.

³¹ If a just [or rightwise] man receiveth in [the] earth, how much more an unfaithful man, and a sinner.